Dr Panagis Galiatsatos, Director of the Johns Hopkins Tobacco Treatment Clinic, speaks with Larry Young from News Radio 1010 WOLB about the importance of lung cancer screening and smoking cessation for lung cancer awareness month. Listen to the interview here. Click here for more information about the Johns Hopkins Tobacco Treatment and Cancer Screening […]
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Emerging Trends in Lung Cancer
Posted by | Issues & Perspectives, precision medicine, Research, Survivorship, treatmentNext Friday, November 12 at 11:30 AM EST, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center experts are hosting a roundtable discussion on the emerging trends in lung cancer. To participate in this event on Zoom, register for free here.
Kimmel In DC with Dr. Ashwani Rajput – Lung Cancer in the National Capital Region
Posted by | podcastDr Ashwani Rajput, the Director of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center in the National Capital Region, begins his podcast series speaking with Dr Ben Levy from Sibley Memorial Hospital about the treatment of lung cancer and the cancer services available through the Kimmel Cancer Center in the Greater Washington DC Area.
Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – Lung Cancer Surgery
Posted by | podcastIn this Cancer Matters podcast, Dr Bill Nelson speaks with thoracic surgeon Dr Stephen Broderick about the latest developments in lung cancer care that have made lung surgery less debilitating and improved patient outcomes.
Great News for Lung Cancer Patients
Posted by | Issues & Perspectives, precision medicine, Prevention/Screening, Research, Survivorship, treatmentEach year, the American Cancer Society publishes data that gives a review of cancer statistics with foundational data that tells us about new cases in the U.S. and details on incidence and survival statistics state by state, overall and by cancer type. The latest report, which made headlines for a historic drop in cancer deaths, […]
Lung Cancer Expert Julie Brahmer Comments on Historic Decline in Cancer Deaths
Posted by | Issues & Perspectives, precision medicine, Prevention/Screening, SurvivorshipCancer death rates in the U.S. took the “biggest single-year drop ever,” according to a new report by the American Cancer Society. Improvements in the screening and treatment of lung cancer, the 2nd most common cancer and leading cancer killer, are a main contributor to this positive trend. Julie Brahmer, M.D., Director of the Kimmel […]
A Wild Ride
Posted by | Patient StoriesPatrick Personne was not surprised when his doctor told him he had lung cancer. The 62-year-old had been a smoker for more than 40 years, so when he began feeling ill and developed a nagging cough, lung cancer certainly came to mind. What did surprise him, however, was learning about a new type of treatment […]
Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – Advances in Lung Cancer
Posted by | podcastIn this Cancer Matters podcast, Dr Bill Nelson talks with Dr Julie Brahmer about the advances made in treating patients with lung cancer, smoking cessation and lung cancer screening.
On Target with Dr. Akila Viswanathan – Thoracic Multidisciplinary Care
Posted by | podcastIn the latest On Target podcast, Dr Akila Viswanathan talks with Dr Russell Hales about the thoracic oncology multidisciplinary program available at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.
DELFI Blood Test: A Brand New Way of Detecting Multiple Cancers
Posted by | Prevention/ScreeningA new cancer test developed by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists screens for seven types of cancer in a completely unique way. DELFI is a new and different kind of cancer screening test. Rather than finding cancer gene mutations or chemical alterations to the DNA, known as epigenetic changes, it detects unique patterns in […]